ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,306, issued on July 21, was assigned to BLUESKY COOKING STYLE Co. LTD. (Taipei City, Taiwan).

"Split-type range hood" was invented by Chin-Jung Liao (Taipei City, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The split-type range hood includes a range hood body, an exhaust motor, an air duct, a first duct sleeve, and a second duct sleeve. The range hood body includes a chassis and a smoke collecting box. The chassis has an air intake opening, the smoke collecting box is disposed on the chassis, and the smoke collecting box covers the air intake opening. The smoke collecting box has an air outlet opening, and the air outlet opening of the smo...